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Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hidehiko Yajima, Matsumoto, JP;

Tetsuo Takagi, Okaya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); G01R 31/317 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/0452 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); G01R 31/31715 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is a provided a drive circuit in which a first drive signal output circuit includes a first control circuit that controls an output of a first drive signal, and a first abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a first drive signal output circuit, a second drive signal output circuit includes a second control circuit that controls an output of a second drive signal, and a second abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality in a second drive signal output circuit, the first drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the second drive signal output circuit, when the first abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality, and the second drive signal output circuit transmits an occurrence of abnormality to the first drive signal output circuit, when the second abnormality detection circuit detects the abnormality.


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